Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-06-24
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Albert Taborn, colored, was hanged at OK
ford, N. C., Saturday, for attempting to out'
rage the wife of Dr. Patrick Booth of Granville
Tahorns father was hanged on the same spot
several years ago, and n brother of Taborn is
now in Jail charged with burning the town last
March.
The village of W 4shhurn, Woodford county.
Illinois, was wiped out by fire on Saturday
Seventeen of the business houses were com
pletey destroyed. The village had no fire pro.
lection Whatever. The loss will apDro ximu te
$50 900, on which there is about $40 600 in
sarauce.
Mrs. Pearl Lacy. a h ndsome Young woman
% years old, Who had been married less tina n
n mon b. shot herself in her room at No is
Washington Square, New York, Sarurd.,
morning, and died few hours later When
her husband returned home after midnight he
found her writisg " hat afterwards proved to be
| an announcement of Der intention to Kill her
self She had been suffering from mei.nchol a
since her marriage
| special from Laurens, ) c reports that
negroes near there have formed n >ecre: organ
iZation to demand dollar i ~ for farm work
and threaten murder, II necessary, to sccom
plish their ends. They are organized unde
the gu>e OF knights of l. Dor Auagitttor
named Hoover, who was recently shot neal
Warrenton, Ga, Was tie organizer. The " hitrs
have organized = cavalry company for protec.
ton
Much excitement WIS caused in Flushing
n Y, on Sunday night 10y the du king o.
Charles Doscher in tie basin of the village
touaialH by four men, who are supposed -
be members Of "A vigilance connitter This
organization Was formed two years ago, and
So, Obi, IL ~
ducking OF any married man found out after
/ O'Clock ansccomPanied BY his wife Doschsr
was thoroughly drenchsi.
terrific storm Of rain and hail visited Ian
caster, Pa, and vicinity between 5 ssi Is o.
clock Sunday evening aud caused great dam
age. The storm WAS extraordinary in that hail
fell for nearly half al hosr, the stones being as
big as ~alnus. Cora and tobacco were cut
up, grain beaten do~s and tn fruit crop vas
considerably i-sssued In one instance %
sunchss of grapes were cut from The vines -
Hundreds Of pauss Of glass we're broken 10 the
city.
A special from Sh-Ihy,ils. Ind. says
Charles Gales vas jailed at Chicago on sun
day for eurnisg the Bethel Baptist Church. tee
miles south Of Chicago, 90 Saturday night.
lie conIessses. and made -tfi iavlt that the pas
tor, Rev VIM. Snspp, bad offered him city
dollars 10 burs IL because some Of The mem brrs
bad charged him (>sbppl With nlscondus1
With . Miss Jones, one OF the CONGREGATION
winch resulted IN several sensational though
Intellectual trials. and caused much bitternes. "
For ten boar, during Friday last. though
the sun WAS hot AMI sky clear. rain continued
to fall upon spot tao feet IN diameter os
Forsyth street. in Augusta, Ga. 1t tell in M ns
ute drops, and ~hen /. saee; Of paper xss
placed upon the spot The pstteriag OF the rsin
could be distinct, heard Al uooa The raia
ceased falling, -hirh, 1t supposed "a, caused
from the beat o. The san upon The earth absorb
ing the nolsiere as IL feU. utshi tbs ,prsv
resumed fs!lins. sad tire ph.nonenon Gauss
much alarm TO the color.i people
Tn. most daring trai, rohb,rr that -r-rt
occurred 10 Texas Vas psrpeir.t.d al 30 o
clock SATURDAY mornJag . short dss'sac. tbs
side Of Schslenbarg. on the Sosth~ra Pscihe
Railway. As the train drs~ ap a, The station
two nea. wI'h dt.sa rrvolrers, mounted the
engine, covered the eaEin.-r With their We.
poss aud compelled him TO pail the train %,
( to the open prairie t.s hasired yards 10 b,
East. where hre ~ss bursting around Which
stood eight or ten men, armed With Niacarx
ter rid..- The tvo ronbersoa the ~nsIn siord
guard over the us al lac throttle .ati" The
Others s-ni through toe mail. express .at pas
sengsr cars Nearly all the p.a-ss~rs ~ere
as eep and cd not kno. shat ge.ng on
until Ih.v we're aroused bvslhe rohb~rs Thr
hrst maa tackled hy The thsres s.s " NesS
burger, OF se~ York ~aos ,hcr sirayk 90
4 bead ~tlh . rr,ss er Ta~y .Scsr-A from IA
SIS 10 cash sna vera di.noats snd ga(
~.ioa. Valued at 81 600 Lon N.yer, at CT
einn.ti, vs. reii-rea OF Sgs 4 h. w.
OF We York. gave up $40; Sc sd
smoust Of moa"y with bin, bat 1t -, hii1Ts
10 he sleeping cars \ grnteEn.n rom NrIlCo
.hoss Hane coali not - learned Lost $500 --
Toe iosses OF the pssse as.r. a.. .s'tnAiei a
=. coo Wells F4rsn - .sIpr~-, car 80
.'so roei.ei Ia. tpt-j 4u.aaa; >~vsr~t Nv the
robbers Is pa; dos : coo or So 900
.pegi.l from ), Joseph. No -ec,Vsi "a
Sunday night save. "J.sn~s " ,Iro a.
s,ss psti-u'. .,r,p-i f-ora STAT. A., lam Ns
| , Saturday esenins -nt nd h. ~ ta -
son- n~.r Goser - f,i'-s ds'rnr --rI'ing
there about l. u oiars IT,, s'fe hsi retired.
sal n.r brother Nr Au.o ~.,ap Thcer.E.
ma sl'sutiy entered th- Te,r door sni ,iFayk
Alien terrible hls~ ca tho nd .ith sar ~
IRON prod asag ,as.asI-uIty SIt b. catered
/ bis uiie's b,droon sai Ssaks h-r lie hsd q
pistol, which a- pr.s.ot~i To her bad ssi bad
| her to follow bin The frightened som.a
obe,ei and he led her 10 lh- or, bard. lie con
msuied her 10 i-sr po.iiton 9th her bach
sgaiss, tire. The womaa romplIrt The
m.a thea drsw from h., pocs.t numeeT o.
stones which be picked mp on ID. az, Aad
with = revolver ia his left h.ai pointed - th-
woman, b.gsn to p.lt her wi'h thr,n Sh-n
she turned To run Inio The house b. lsc
opened Ere on Der with revolver, bat dti s.I
succre 10 hittiag Der. la the me@uilTe AII-l
had returned 20 consc business. ant. hearing the
shosting rushed 10 the spo,s wih Win
/ chester rife II vas very dark. snd before hs
kuew il the maniac was within ten fee, OF hiG
and began firing. Allen raised his rife and
hred, Mocow falling TO the ground siih a shot
through The thigh. Thisktng be had fatally
injured the man. Allen dropped bis rifle and
went to bis assistance Just as be vas steop
ing to raise him up the maniac caught him
about the neck sod thea ensued life sod
death struggle The great strens b Of the crszy
nan soou orerpo~sred Alien, and just as he
was giving up Mrs. Molcow came upand struck
her husband Oh the back OF bis he.d. knock ns
| him ssnseless. Soon after the sheriff arrived
and ironed the maniac, who is now safely lodg
ed ia the asylun hospital"